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KNX vs ZTO // EV/EBITDA & P/E VALUATION
Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings Inc. (NYSE) VS. ZTO Express (Cayman) Inc. American (NYSE) • 15-METRIC TALLY: KNX 1
— ZTO 12
▲ EV/EBITDA & P/E VALUATION LEADER: ZTO
LAST: $60.77 (-0.62%) • MKT CAP: $9.95B
valuation
23.5x
LAST: $20.15 (+1.36%) • MKT CAP: $15.31B
valuation
7.2x
15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (KNX VS. ZTO)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | KNX | ZTO | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin | — | 25.00% | — | TIE | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | 1.90% | 12.50% | -10.60 | ZTO | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation ACTIVE | 23.5x | 7.2x | +16.30 | ZTO | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | 9.35% | 6.31% | +3.04 | KNX | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin | 2.90% | 21.30% | -18.40 | ZTO | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | 0.90% | 18.50% | -17.60 | ZTO | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | 0.80% | 6.60% | -5.80 | ZTO | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety | 1.18% | 3.51% | -2.33 | ZTO | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity | 2.20 | 4.41 | -2.21 | ZTO | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality | 6/9 | 8/9 | -2.00 | ZTO | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew | — | — | — | TIE | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 40.7 | 46.0 | -5.30 | ZTO | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | 0.99 | 1.11 | -0.12 | ZTO | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | 140.0x | 11.0x | +129.00 | ZTO | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $9.95B | $15.31B | -$5.35B | ZTO | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | KNX REV | ZTO REV | KNX GROSS % | ZTO GROSS % | KNX FCF | ZTO FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | $7.47B | $7.02B | — | 25.0% | $930.5M | $965.8M |
| FY 2024 | $7.41B | $6.07B | — | 31.0% | $465.6M | $852.3M |
| FY 2023 | $7.14B | $0 | — | — | $840.3M | $1.88B |
FRED MACRO REGIME CORRELATION COMPARISON PEARSON r
KNX // BETA 0.99
ZTO // BETA 1.11